SOC 3213 Medical and dental technicians: Skilled Worker Eligibility and Going Rate | ImmigrationGPT
SOC 2020 code 3213 · Associate professional occupations
Medical and dental technicians
Whether this occupation can be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa, its going rate, the job titles filed under the code, and the licensed sponsors advertising these jobs.
Skilled Worker rules for SOC 3213
Existing workers only
Since 22 July 2025, Medical and dental technicians (SOC 3213) can only be sponsored for people who were granted Skilled Worker permission under the rules in place before that date and have held it continuously since.
Going rate
None
Major group
3
Annual salaries for a 37.5-hour week, from Appendix Skilled Occupations (updated 3 Aug 2026).
Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.
The ONS coding index files 79 job titles under this code. A note in brackets is the setting the title applies to: the same title can sit under another code elsewhere. The code on a certificate of sponsorship follows the job’s duties, so check them with CASCOT or the employer.
Anatomical pathology technician
Appliance officer
Artificial limb technician
Assistant practitioner (radiology)
Audiologist technician
Audiometrician
Cardiac physiologist
Cardiac technician
Cardiographer
Cardiological technician
Cephalographic technician
Clinical support technician
Clinical technician
Dental ceramist
Dental engineer
Dental fitter
Dental health educator
Dental hygienist
Dental laboratory assistant
Dental mechanic
Dental radiographer
Dental technician
Dental technologist
Dentist's mechanic
Denture maker
Ecg technician
Eeg technician
Electro-encephalographer
Electroencephalographic recordist
Endoscopy technician
Foreman (denture mfr)
Gastroenterology physiologist
Gastroenterology technician
Hearing aid consultant
Hearing aid dispenser
Hearing aid technician
Hearing therapist
Hospital technician (audiology)
Hospital technician (cardiography)
Hospital technician (encephalography)
Hospital theatre technician
Hygienist (dental practice)
Implantology coordinator
Instrument curator
Life support technician (hospital service)
Limb fitter
Maxillofacial technician
Medical engineer
Medical physics technician
Medical technical officer
Medical technician
Newborn hearing screener
Nurse associate
Nursing associate
Ocularist
Operating theatre technician
Oral hygienist
Orthodontic technician
Orthodontic therapist
Orthopaedic practitioner
Orthopaedic technician
Orthotic technician
Pathology technician
Plaster technician (hospital service)
Prosthetic technician
Radiography assistant practitioner
Rehabilitation engineer
Retinal screener
Surgical appliance fitter
Surgical technician
Technical officer (medical)
Technician (dental appliances)
Technician (dental practice)
Technician (laboratory, dental)
Technician (medical)
Technician (surgical appliances)
Theatre technician (hospital service)
Trauma technician
Trichologist
Sponsors advertising medical and dental technicians jobs
Since October 2025 we read 3 adverts that we placed in this code from the job title, 3 of them still open, from 3 employers on the register of licensed sponsors.
Open adverts checked against the employer, occupation and salary rules for a new visa:
Henry Schein UK Holdings Limited · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · £72,800 to £79,040 a year · Not for a new visa
From Appendix Skilled Occupations and the Temporary Shortage List (GOV.UK), the ONS SOC 2020 coding index, and job adverts we read and match to the Home Office register. We place an advert in a code from its title, so some adverts may be in the wrong code. Whether a person can be sponsored also depends on their own circumstances. This page is information, not immigration advice. Profile built 7 Oct 2026.
Questions about SOC 3213
Can medical and dental technicians be sponsored for a Skilled Worker visa?
Since 22 July 2025, Medical and dental technicians (SOC 3213) can only be sponsored for people who were granted Skilled Worker permission under the rules in place before that date and have held it continuously since.
What is the going rate for SOC 3213?
Appendix Skilled Occupations gives no going rate for this occupation.
Which job titles come under SOC code 3213?
The ONS coding index files 79 job titles under 3213, including anatomical pathology technician, appliance officer, artificial limb technician, assistant practitioner, audiologist technician, audiometrician, cardiac physiologist, cardiac technician. The employer chooses the code on the certificate of sponsorship from the job's duties, not its title.
Which licensed sponsors advertise medical and dental technicians jobs?
Since October 2025 we read 3 adverts that we placed in SOC 3213, from 3 employers on the register. The most came from Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (1), Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (1), Henry Schein UK Holdings Limited (1).